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The Wilderness Downtown...

The Arcade Fire have been doing some cool things with their clips lately, first a Spike Jonze directed number and I recently discovered "The Wilderness Downtown" - an interactive clip to their song, We Used to Wait. It's a beautiful little gem incorporating maps, technology and some cute little birdies.

Hard to explain so just experience it here for yourself! (Best viewed when using Google Chrome as your browser)

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